Top photo courtesy Billy McNeel
Clearing a small house fire in Chapel Oaks, Rescue Squad 1 was alerted for the reported apartment fire with people trapped at 5054 Silver Hill Court.
Rescue Squad 1 arrived on the scene with smoke showing. Initial reports by police indicated one trapped in a terrace level apartment.
A second alarm was requested. Fire attack was initiated and searches done of the fire apartment and exposures, which turned up negative. The fire was knocked down and command released the second alarm units shortly before 11 a.m.
Units from across the region responded to the incident, transferred in to cover county stations during funeral services for Prince George’s County Firefighter/Medic John “Skillet” Ulmschneider. The HVFD staffed multiple crews so that our day side county career staff could attend the services in Hollywood, Md.
Photos/Tweets
Update PGCo Pennbroke Sta Apts – 2-Alarm, no inj, FFs assisted some residents out, >75 FFs OS, fire quickly knocked pic.twitter.com/MUsSTMztgQ
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 20, 2016
@PGFDNews PGCo 5052 Silver Hill Ct, Dist Hgts; Cause failure w/ electronic appliance; Damage >$250K; 2 Bldgs displcd pic.twitter.com/iF9lawnM4R
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 20, 2016
Smoke rises from a Silver Hill Ct. appartment. PG County. @PGPDNews @ABC7News pic.twitter.com/xKzLAGN81d
— Brian Hopkins (@news_photog) April 20, 2016
PGFD on scene. 5054 Silver Hill Ct. @ABC7News @PGFDPIO pic.twitter.com/EktmwaP025
— Brian Hopkins (@news_photog) April 20, 2016
PGCo 2 Alarm Apt Fire – >75 FFs from Alex, Balt City, DC, FFx, MoCo & PG were OS – covering PG during LODD funeral pic.twitter.com/9Bw9kPbhyQ
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 20, 2016
Dispatch/Ops Audio
Rundown
- First Alarm: E405, E829, E210, E1001, TK837, BWI Tower 73, SQ801, PA823, BATT 3 & 1
- Working Fire Dispatch: E838, SQ742B, MD829, NEMSDO, SO800
- Second Alarm: E833, TW833, PE701, E204, AU207, E842B, TK1011, SQ820, BO885
